The slow pace of nature

The modern world has convinced us that speed equals success, that the fastest route is always the best route. 

Nature operates on a principle that understands the importance of time, right rhythm and pace.

When we rush through life, breathlessly racing toward our goals, we often find ourselves hollow upon arrival and unprepared for what we have achieved. 

The person who rushes towards goals arrives with a racing heart and shallow breath, while the one who takes time, arrives centered and ready to fully take advantage of the moment that they have worked toward.

The fruit hanging green holds within it the potential for sweetness, but that potential requires time. 

No amount of coaxing can replace the slow cooperation of the sun, the soil, and the seasons to turn the bitter green fruit into a nourishing and delicious produce. 

When we force the harvest, we get an inferior product, that upsets our stomach. 

This is the cost of impatience.

Life's meaningful transformations happen in their own time, following rhythms that we must learn to trust. 

When we align ourselves with the natural rhythm of nature rather than resisting it, we discover that the journey itself becomes our goal, each step adding flavor and depth to our personality. 

The destination we reach by advancing slowly is different from the one we reach by rushing, because pacing ourselves allows us to arrive properly prepared for what awaits us there.